Setting controls for "Arcade" and Emulation Station not working help!

TMNTturtlguy · 1 Jul 2017, 13:27

@ChristianG if you are using lr-mame 2003 tab should not work to set your buttons. You need to use select and x to get into the retroarch menu. Then go to quick menu and then controls.

As for the others like nes. You might need to go into the emulators folders and delete the retroarch.cfg file. Again, I am on my phone so I can't give you exact locations. You should be able to find more info by searching the forum.

First try select x in arcade to see if you can edit the retroarch menu. Be sure to save changes to core.

ChristianG · 1 Jul 2017, 13:36

@TMNTturtlguy ill give it a shot. Select and x button at the same time?

Thanks.

TMNTturtlguy · 1 Jul 2017, 13:37

@ChristianG yes at the same time

ChristianG · 1 Jul 2017, 14:30

@TMNTturtlguy Yes that doesnt work. Something is up. Is there a way to default your system to original settings at install without wiping ur games etc?

Thanks.

TMNTturtlguy · 1 Jul 2017, 14:42

@ChristianG First question, did you set up a keyboard as a controller? Try select X on your keyboard when in an arcade game to see if you can enter into the retroarch menu.

Second, i already gave you instructions on how to delete the controller config files, that is how you reset your controller settings without redoing your entire build. I again apologize that i don't have my pi so I can't get you exact paths, but i think my paths and file names should have been pretty close to get you where you need to be.

Did you do a backup of your build before you starting having these issues? It is always good to make backups of your builds before trying new things, changing or updating. If you have a backup, you could install that.

If not, do you have a second SD card? You could try a fresh install and see if you can get the controllers to set up on that build. You could do this before putting all the games back on. Maybe just load one arcade and one nes game and see if they work. If they do, you have a few options, you could copy the config files from the new sd card build that works over to your existing setup, or just decide to start over.

Sorry I don't have better suggestions. Good luck

ChristianG · 1 Jul 2017, 14:50

@TMNTturtlguy Thanks man your awesome for giving your time to help. Is there a way to move all your games off your retropie disk image sd card easily? Ill start there. Then do a fresh copy and go from there.

If I pop the sd card into my windows computer will I just see all the game folder in the file system?

TMNTturtlguy · 1 Jul 2017, 14:54

@ChristianG I enjoy helping when i can!

No - do not just stick your sd card in your computer. Your computer will see it as a boot disk only. I recommend that you install WinSCP. It is an ftp client and you can easily move the roms on and off. What have you been using to modify the config files we have been working on?

You can also use samba share which works by just putting your pi on your network.

There are instructions for both in this forum and on youtube. Lots of options to use so pick what works best for you. I like WinSCP myself.

ChristianG · 1 Jul 2017, 15:35

@TMNTturtlguy I was just going into the file while on my arcade and using my keyboard and changing the command lines and hitting save.

TMNTturtlguy · 1 Jul 2017, 15:57

@ChristianG Got it! That works too. If you have a computer and ability to get your pie online, WinSCP is a much easier way to do some of these things. I also use putty with is an SHH. I tend to prefer to do most of my command line work through putty and my file work through WinSCP when I can.

ChristianG · 1 Jul 2017, 17:07

@TMNTturtlguy well my Pi 3 is on my WiFi network so I guess I'll install these and read some tutorials on how to use them. Makes sense and seems like an easier way to work on your file.

ChristianG · 2 Jul 2017, 02:34

@TMNTturtlguy Well I created a new sd card. Did a fresh install. I was able to get my 1 player and 2 player buttons to work. I was able to get my coin button to work. So at least this corrected itself.

I cannot get my joysticks to work. For each game category, where do you go to configure your controls? Not sure I understand how the joysticks are read in Emulation Station but when I try to bind them in controller setup in li-mame2003, they aren't accepted and are dead. Is there somewhere you are supposed to "activate" them first?

TMNTturtlguy · 2 Jul 2017, 02:52

@ChristianG glad to hear you are getting at least part of your problem corrected! Nice looking cabinet by the way! are you only putting pacman games on this? or are there other vertical games as well?

Have your joysticks ever worked? Did they work the first time before you redid your wiring and started having issues?

In order to fully help you i need to know how you are connecting your joysticks. Are you connecting directly to the pins? or are you using a USB encoder? When you setup your controller in the controller configure menu in EmulationStation what does the controller register as? Dragon Rise?

Again, seeing that you are using lr-mame2003 - if you use the controller setup in ES the first inputs it asks for is dpad up, dpad down, dpad left, and dpad right. You should use your joystick and push up, down, left and right. They will register as something like axis +0 and axis -0 . Once this is done, lr-mame2003 will auto recognize these and they should work.

ChristianG · 2 Jul 2017, 02:59

@TMNTturtlguy Well I just posted this because this doesnt seem normal.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11344/what-does-1-6-0-no-core-in-retroarch-mean-and-does-this-have-anything-to-do-with-my-sticks-not-working.

Controls work in ES. They also worked in arcade etc before I screwed whatever up.

Well everything goes to a board for each controller and buttons. So there are 2 separate boards that all the buttons and sticks goto. One board for player one, another for player two. Then both USB to pi. They are registering as dragon rise yes.

Everything was setup in emulation station and works for that.

I am playing all games on this arcade. Its a multicade that will look like a Pacman when I am done building.

TMNTturtlguy · 2 Jul 2017, 03:03

@ChristianG hmmm. I just did this myself with dragonrise usb encoder and had no issues. The controls are recognized as a keyboard basically and once i set them both up in ES, they work in the emulators, then i just go in and custom set them for each game.

when you launch your game can you press select and X at the same time and get to the retorach menu?

ChristianG · 2 Jul 2017, 03:10

@TMNTturtlguy I can in on my keyboard but not on my controllers. When I get in on my keyboard during a game none of the retroarch commands work. They just say no info.

TMNTturtlguy · 2 Jul 2017, 03:16

@ChristianG see your other post - it almost sounds like an retroarch problem. i have seen a bunch of posts about retroarch issues in the last few days.

ChristianG · 2 Jul 2017, 03:18

@TMNTturtlguy Oh ok. Well I just downloaded a new install today. Is it possible it is screwed up?

My retroarch doesnt do anything. Just says no info on everything. Is there a way to update it ?

ChristianG · 2 Jul 2017, 03:19

@TMNTturtlguy What command do I hit to reinstall all software for retropie?

TMNTturtlguy · 2 Jul 2017, 03:26

@ChristianG for full instructions go to the documents on this site and read about updating.

Go to the retropie menu. Retropie setup. Manage packages. Manage core packages. Retroarch(installed). Once there choose to update. When it is finished exit out and choose to perform reboot.

ChristianG · 2 Jul 2017, 03:27

@TMNTturtlguy ok ill give it a shot.

My whole arcade is pretty useless now. Crazy....